Le Perroquet alum opening Winnetka restaurant

A French-trained chef who cooked at the late, great Le Perroquet in Chicago is opening his own restaurant in downtown Winnetka, Chicago magazine reports.

Steve Leviton plans to open Taste on Chestnut on Jan. 29, in a space he created after buying, shuttering and combining Corner Cooks and Jerry's in downtown Winnetka.

Leviton has logged hours in the kitchens at country clubs Exmoor in Highland Park and Briarwood in Deerfield.

He tells Chicago magazine that his restaurant will be "a still-casual but more stylish restaurant than its predecessors," with tablecloths at dinner and Bauscher china. Based on a description of a New Year's eve dinner Leviton staged in the space, the menu will be French inspired.